CVE-2019-13288
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a...
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
- Record
CVE-2019-13288- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
- Record
CVE-2019-13288- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4794 No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4794- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prrp-xgrg-xvgp No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a...
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
- Record
GHSA-prrp-xgrg-xvgp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13288
In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13288- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Fineas/CVE-2019-13288-POC | 2023-12-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | WildWestCyberSecurity/CVE-2019-13288 | 2025-05-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | gleaming0/CVE-2019-13288 | 2023-09-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-13288 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published July 4, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.56%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.